My 2005 Ford F150 4x4 won't start. Just hear a clicking sound when I turn the key. Lights work. Is this the battery or alternator?

Asked by GuruD9KNX Aug 05, 2017 at 11:54 AM about the 2005 Ford F-150 Lariat SuperCrew 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

3 Answers

pull off the battery terminals and clean terminals and clamps down to shiny metal. reinstall, try to start.

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If your vehicle has a fender mounted solenoid near the battery, jump it for a second only. If the engine spins, the solenoid is probably bad.

Sounds like a bad ground for interior instrument panel. It's under the hood release handle. Probably rusty there. Fords are bad about it. Had the same problem on my dad's 2005 ford f150.

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